Arthur Storer Planetarium

600 Dares Beach Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678

410- 535-7339

Arthur Storer (C 1642-1686). The First Astronomer in the American colonies. Came to Calvert county from Linconshire Engloand. He was among the first observers to sight and record data describing halley's comet on its return in 1682. His observations were made from this tract of land. Arthur storer was a lifelong friend and colleague of Sir Isaac Newton who quoted storer's data repeatedly in his great scientific works.

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